Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-09
WASHINGTON.
SKws MOTIFS AND GOSSIP FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Internal Revenue, Again-Mr. Randall
The Reported Bfibts-Tenure Of ofiee-
Personal Postal.
,vrom our Regular Correspondents


WASHINGTON, January S.-Thore Is iiut-
t,ripg along The lines Of both parties IN re-
gard 10 The proposition TO modify tue IN
icrras revenue laws. The Republicans are
"a, ha0ly divided az tho Democrats. This
corning southern Republican member
Omitted that tie motion 10 DC made by
Vr Randlll would prevail at the same
imc he declared he was opposed 30 IL.
ih.cocE has been working The cause among
DID. pariy tSsociateS for all IL Is worth.
Rod and the majority % Republicans are
1,iltly hostile 20 any such movement. for
,,f.ous which have brcn recently stated In
lDr.c columns. Amongthe Democrats the
rr.rc,i'iDn has gained ground since the
'u.n,re NJ The session. The great convert
ioc oreumcut is thesurplus.
me best opinion y that the Speaker
, ll rccocriIe Mr.. Randall 10 make the
...,i,n 10 go into Committee OF the Whole,
,,u not riyc an indefinite promise OF
milton. So hitch would enable Mr. Ran
In a. choose some day which would suii
49,. rurrn.c. Tlis, It Is said. would be
,,,.r,fc.i injustice both to the Republicans
aid me opposition among the Democrats.
pcrphhrqns ,1y that they like Nr. Run
Jsi,. biil no better than Mr. Morrisnn's,
s,.d ,sill not vote 10 lay aside the later for
,c .,kc oi taking up the former. They
il vote. or 10 least many OF them, 10 20
into Commit tee Of tie Whole. There all
understanding on The question &C ises. MIR.
Randall has been in conference with the
frjcpd, o. iricrnatreVeuue reform, who do
n6i vote with him Oh The tariff matter,
Colonel Clbell says that the different
friends ~ the removal OF internal taxes are
~, ,,n.ullaiion. and that thew are formu.
ig,ip, amcasurc, bul that beyond that point
be does not feel authorized 10 utter a word.
A COLOSSAL JOKE.
Tho members OF the House nre chatting
..fb Other day on the charges Of bribery
a. members telegilphed hence 10 Chicago
and thence back TO local papers The I'M
r.,r.c sum, said 70 have been pail out. ana
r.r..illly the quartermiiion b. De- To one
,,f.ertill member, form lOkc. IN their
.,..riou. % colossal proportions.
rl.rot deemed probable that The Union
Pacific funding bill can pass even the sem
l,.. whore 10 hss been debated 20 some cX-
t,ri. The measure grants further time in
rs,mcnt 81 the debt due the United states
TENURE or OFFICE.
General Cox. from the Committee on
,,1L ~er,ice Reform, reported favorably
to-day the bill &. Il. jl2l for the repeal OF
l., tenurc-Oi-Otcc act. The chief reason
s..ipncd i, that the repeal would place the
tenure Of office where il was from the BEGIN
MING of the Government until 1867.
There is delegation here from Norfolk
whose purpose is 10 have Newport News
lddcd to the customs district which com
pri.,, the city Of Norfolk. They have APP
rc9rcd before the Commerce Committee.
MR.. TUCKER.
The Norfolk bank case will be heard 10
thc United states Court az Alexandria next
Tuesday. Al the same place and time Mr..
Tucker will have more coupon cases % ar
cue.
The Committee on Rules bave agreed to
give the Committee on the Judiciary day
for The consideration OF the Mormon bin,
which wall probably De next week. Mr..
TUCKER has made considerable preparations
and 3, tXucct,d to mabe an able and elabO-
rate argument ON the subject.
Al the close of his term IN Congress Mr..
Tucker viii probably open a law office in
Washington. aud also one in virginia.
Governor FrzHueh Lee and Mrs. Lee are
d the Riggs House.
Nr. CalHl G,0son, United States Dis
trirt Attorney. was ut the Capitol to-day.
Csp'ain Phil. UaXall, Mrs. HaXall, NJ. f.
Montague, and Mr.. Montague are in the
city.
ctat,-Scnator lleatoD. OF Loudoun, is
here.
NJ. Theodore +. Kluits, OF Salisbury,
y. G., is @ visitor.
Post office, discontinued: Grassland, lIar-
ri,on county, W, Va, (mail TO Pepper)
Olive. Harrison county, tmail TO Lardis.)
Po,tma,tors commissioned: Thomas j.
Gaskins, Claresyile. Va. Charles II. Pear
SON., IT,. Guy, Va; SehonOrdis B. Myers,
p,bau. y. c.; Willie l.. Ray, Hot Springs,
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